Elecampane Definition
ĕlĭ-kăm-pān
noun
A tall, hairy European perennial plant (Inula helenium) of the composite family, having flower heads with many slender, yellow rays: naturalized in the NE U.S.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Inula helenium
Other Word Forms of Elecampane
Noun
Singular:
elecampane
Plural:
elecampanesOrigin of Elecampane
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Middle English elecampana Old English elene (from Medieval Latin enula) (from Latin inula) (from Greek helenion) (from Helenē Helen Helen) Medieval Latin campāna of the field (from Latin campānea) (feminine of campāneus) (from campus field)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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